Title :
Cardiac ablation using high intensity focused ultrasound: a feasibility study
Author :
Sanghvi, N.T. ; Fry, F.J. ; Zaitsev, A. ; Olgin, J.
Author_Institution :
Focus Surgery Inc., IN, USA
Abstract :
The experimental feasibility investigation was conducted to produce intracardiac muscle tissue lesions using high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU). The purpose of this investigation was to establish HIFU system parameters that can lead towards a future ultrasound device which can provide both ultrasound image guidance as well as ablative capabilities
Keywords :
biomedical equipment; biomedical ultrasonics; cardiology; muscle; radiation therapy; cardiac ablation; high intensity focused ultrasound; intracardiac muscle tissue lesions; medical instrumentation; therapeutic US; ultrasound device; ultrasound image guidance; Focusing; Heart; In vitro; Lesions; Medical treatment; Muscles; Radio frequency; Surgery; Ultrasonic imaging; Ultrasonic transducers;
Conference_Titel :
Ultrasonics Symposium, 1997. Proceedings., 1997 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Toronto, Ont.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4153-8
DOI :
10.1109/ULTSYM.1997.661820
